Statizoid

Per capita methane emissions in Sudan

Sudan: Per capita methane emissions was 1.38 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.38
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.86
in 1920
All-time low
1.38
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Sudan, 1850–2024

0123185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Sudan is 1.38, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Sudan peaked at 2.86 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2023.

Sudan ranks 54th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Sudan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 2.49 —
1851 2.49 +0.1%
1852 2.49 +0.1%
1853 2.5 +0.1%
1854 2.5 +0.1%
1855 2.5 +0.1%
1856 2.51 +0.1%
1857 2.51 +0.1%
1858 2.51 +0.1%
1859 2.52 +0.1%
1860 2.52 +0.1%
1861 2.53 +0.2%
1862 2.53 +0.2%
1863 2.54 +0.2%
1864 2.54 +0.2%
1865 2.55 +0.2%
1866 2.56 +0.2%
1867 2.56 +0.2%
1868 2.57 +0.2%
1869 2.57 +0.2%
1870 2.58 +0.2%
1871 2.58 +0.3%
1872 2.59 +0.2%
1873 2.6 +0.2%
1874 2.6 +0.2%
1875 2.61 +0.2%
1876 2.61 +0.2%
1877 2.62 +0.2%
1878 2.63 +0.2%
1879 2.63 +0.2%
1880 2.64 +0.2%
1881 2.64 +0.2%
1882 2.65 +0.2%
1883 2.66 +0.2%
1884 2.66 +0.2%
1885 2.67 +0.2%
1886 2.68 +0.2%
1887 2.68 +0.2%
1888 2.69 +0.2%
1889 2.69 +0.2%
1890 2.7 +0.2%
1891 2.71 +0.2%
1892 2.71 +0.2%
1893 2.72 +0.2%
1894 2.73 +0.2%
1895 2.73 +0.2%
1896 2.74 +0.2%
1897 2.75 +0.2%
1898 2.75 +0.2%
1899 2.76 +0.2%
1900 2.79 +1.0%
1901 2.79 -0.1%
1902 2.79 -0.1%
1903 2.78 -0.0%
1904 2.78 -0.0%
1905 2.78 -0.0%
1906 2.78 -0.0%
1907 2.78 -0.0%
1908 2.78 -0.0%
1909 2.78 +0.0%
1910 2.78 +0.0%
1911 2.79 +0.3%
1912 2.8 +0.3%
1913 2.81 +0.3%
1914 2.82 +0.3%
1915 2.83 +0.3%
1916 2.84 +0.4%
1917 2.85 +0.4%
1918 2.85 +0.1%
1919 2.85 +0.1%
1920 2.86 +0.1%
1921 2.85 -0.4%
1922 2.84 -0.4%
1923 2.82 -0.4%
1924 2.81 -0.4%
1925 2.8 -0.4%
1926 2.79 -0.4%
1927 2.84 +1.9%
1928 2.78 -2.3%
1929 2.71 -2.3%
1930 2.65 -2.3%
1931 2.59 -2.3%
1932 2.57 -0.5%
1933 2.56 -0.6%
1934 2.54 -0.6%
1935 2.51 -1.2%
1936 2.46 -2.0%
1937 2.46 -0.2%
1938 2.45 -0.2%
1939 2.44 -0.7%
1940 2.4 -1.6%
1941 2.36 -1.6%
1942 2.36 -0.2%
1943 2.35 -0.1%
1944 2.35 -0.1%
1945 2.34 -0.4%
1946 2.33 -0.4%
1947 2.31 -1.1%
1948 2.28 -1.1%
1949 2.25 -1.1%
1950 2.22 -1.6%
1951 2.18 -1.9%
1952 2.13 -2.0%
1953 2.09 -2.0%
1954 2.05 -2.0%
1955 2 -2.1%
1956 1.96 -2.2%
1957 1.92 -2.2%
1958 1.87 -2.3%
1959 1.83 -2.3%
1960 1.78 -2.5%
1961 1.76 -1.4%
1962 1.7 -3.2%
1963 1.73 +1.4%
1964 1.75 +1.1%
1965 1.68 -3.7%
1966 1.71 +1.7%
1967 1.75 +2.2%
1968 1.79 +2.3%
1969 1.7 -5.1%
1970 1.69 -0.6%
1971 1.66 -1.7%
1972 1.62 -2.1%
1973 1.66 +2.0%
1974 1.59 -4.2%
1975 1.61 +1.3%
1976 1.58 -1.7%
1977 1.55 -1.8%
1978 1.51 -2.5%
1979 1.54 +2.0%
1980 1.58 +2.4%
1981 1.55 -1.7%
1982 1.58 +1.6%
1983 1.53 -3.2%
1984 1.51 -1.1%
1985 1.48 -1.8%
1986 1.41 -4.8%
1987 1.4 -0.8%
1988 1.38 -1.4%
1989 1.41 +2.3%
1990 1.44 +1.8%
1991 1.46 +1.8%
1992 1.58 +7.8%
1993 1.67 +5.6%
1994 1.76 +5.3%
1995 1.76 +0.3%
1996 1.78 +1.1%
1997 1.8 +1.2%
1998 1.82 +1.2%
1999 1.85 +1.7%
2000 1.91 +2.9%
2001 1.9 -0.6%
2002 1.91 +0.7%
2003 1.92 +0.8%
2004 1.91 -0.7%
2005 1.9 -0.5%
2006 1.86 -1.9%
2007 1.86 -0.3%
2008 1.82 -2.0%
2009 1.79 -1.5%
2010 1.75 -2.4%
2011 1.68 -4.0%
2012 1.69 +0.5%
2013 1.67 -0.9%
2014 1.64 -1.8%
2015 1.62 -1.7%
2016 1.58 -2.2%
2017 1.54 -2.3%
2018 1.5 -2.6%
2019 1.48 -1.8%
2020 1.46 -1.1%
2021 1.43 -1.9%
2022 1.4 -2.6%
2023 1.38 -1.2%
2024 1.38 +0.2%

Sudan compared with similar countries

  • Sudan's 1.38 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sudan's 1.38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 2.5 2.49 2.52 10
1860s 2.55 2.52 2.57 10
1870s 2.6 2.58 2.63 10
1880s 2.67 2.64 2.69 10
1890s 2.73 2.7 2.76 10
1900s 2.78 2.78 2.79 10
1910s 2.82 2.78 2.85 10
1920s 2.81 2.71 2.86 10
1930s 2.52 2.44 2.65 10
1940s 2.33 2.25 2.4 10
1950s 2.02 1.83 2.22 10
1960s 1.73 1.68 1.79 10
1970s 1.6 1.51 1.69 10
1980s 1.48 1.38 1.58 10
1990s 1.69 1.44 1.85 10
2000s 1.88 1.79 1.92 10
2010s 1.62 1.48 1.75 10
2020s 1.41 1.38 1.46 5

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 51 Iceland 1.42 compare
  2. 52 Bhutan 1.39 compare
  3. 53 Ukraine 1.38 compare
  4. 55 Cambodia 1.35 compare
  5. 56 Eritrea 1.34 compare
  6. 57 Thailand 1.34 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More climate change data for Sudan

All data for Sudan →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Sudan?
Per capita methane emissions in Sudan was 1.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 1920.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2023.
How does Sudan rank for per capita methane emissions?
Sudan ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 175 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Per capita methane emissions in Sudan. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-methane-emissions/sudan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-methane-emissions/sudan/">Per capita methane emissions in Sudan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed